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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: kanazawa Action Metallic Product Co.Ltd <yukio_kin009@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: 25 Oct 2006 05:18:37 +0200
Subject: RE:JOB OFFER!!!

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


Hello,
I am Mr.Yukio Kin , managinig director of kanazawa Action Metallic
Product Co. Ltd. We are a group of business men who privately own
enterprise that specializes in the production of shelf equipment,
shopping
carts, cashier tables and retail shelving and export into the
Canada/America, Europe and Australia.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our customers in the Canada/America, Europe and Australia
as well as making payments through you to us. Please if you are
interested in transacting business with us, we will be very glad.

Please contact us for more information. Subject to your satisfaction
you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we
will
pay you for your services as our representative in Canada/America and
Europe and Australia. If you are interested forward to us your full
names, phone/fax number and your full contact address.

Thanks In advance,

Managing Director,

Mr. Yukio Kin.

E-mail: yukio_kin009@yahoo.com.cn





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